The Ophiuchian Zodiac

[Quesocoatl]

It would seem there is some plausible debate to be made in attentiveness to the theories of polar precession and axis wobble, but.. as one who observes the rotation of the skies on a consistent and regular basis and has noticed a striking differentiation in the movement of celestial bodies as ordained by conventional astrologers ...I thought to share, with you all, another favourite link of mine regarding a certain "underground" zodiac known as -- The Ophiuchian Zodiac:

http://www.griffithobs.org/SkyOphiuchus.html

[I, Brian]

Ah, yes - I've heard about that one - the thirteenth zodiac.

It's actually quite a consistent argument - and I'm curious how the whole concept of procession actually affects Astrology as a discipline. I should have thought that perhaps there was certainly some room for revision - or simply reinvention.

[juantoo3]

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Originally Posted by I, Brian

Ah, yes - I've heard about that one - the thirteenth zodiac.

It's actually quite a consistent argument - and I'm curious how the whole concept of procession actually affects Astrology as a discipline. I should have thought that perhaps there was certainly some room for revision - or simply reinvention.

I hadn't heard about this, but I have long been curious about the disjunct between the calendar and astrological forcasts.

I wonder how much the Gregorian adjustment affected the astrological charts, or if it was adequately incorporated:

"1582: Pope Gregory XIII ordered the removal of 10 days from the calendar during the month of October. One day was October 4th, the next was October 15th (the 5th through the 14th were omitted from that year). This and other adjustments were made in an attempt to correct the calendar, which had been wandering from the celestial reckoning since it was originally instituted in Julius and Augustus Caesar’s time. By this time April had become the beginning of the New Year. The Gregorian correction established January as the beginning of the New Year, and decreed that anyone who maintained April as the beginning of the year were “fools”. Hence, April Fools’ day. It should be noted that this originally applied only in the Catholic countries. England (1752) and the other Protestant countries, as well as Russia, conformed at a later date."

My two cents.

P.S., the mathematics was worked out by a (Jesuit?) Monk I believe was named Christopher Clavius, should anyone care to look into it.